Kansas State Historical Society Topeka, Ka.
Latin America Expert On Campus Tomorrow
James G. Maddox, American Universities Field staff expert on Latin America, arrived here today for eight days of scheduled lectures. Dr. Maddox is the last AUFS speaker in the current series.
JAMES G. MADDOX
Carlson Against Exchange Cut
Sen. Frank Carlson (R.-Kan.), member of the Senate committee on finance, replied in a letter to the University ASC that he would oppose cutting funds for the exchange student program.
"Dear Students: I have your wire and you may be assured I will support your suggestion for the International Exchange program," the letter said.
The ASC wired Sen. Carlson and Sen. Andrew F. Schoeppel (R.-Kan.). Tuesday night asking them to oppose the bill which would cut appropriations for the program from $22 million to $12 million. The bill has already passed the House.
Besides the ASC action, the YMCA and YWCA sent a petition containing 1,380 student signatures to the senators, asking them to oppose the cut. Groups cooperating in the signature drive were the CCUN, Inter-Fraternity council, Panhellenic and Junior Panhellenic councils. AWS, Graduate club, Inter-Dorm council, Wesley foundation, Kappa Phi, Grace Pearson hall, Triangle fraternity, and Delta Delta Delta, Chi Omega, Pi Beta Phi, and Alpha Phi sororities.
An agricultural economist, Dr. Maddox has been engaged in professional activities concerned with agricultural problems in national and international affairs for 20 years.
For 13 years he was associated with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, holding senior posts in several of the department's agencies. As special assistant to the chief of the Bureau of Agricultural Economics, he was secretary to the American delegation at the founding conference of the Food and Agriculture organization, an agency of the United Nations.
In 1949, Dr. Maddox became assistant director of the American International association, a nonprofit organization founded by Nelson Rockeller, to administer privately financed technical assistance projects in Venezuela and Brazil.
Later, Dr. Maddox was named vice president of a companion organization, the International Development services. Inc. In this post, which he resigned to join the AUFS, he did considerable work on behalf of the National Planning association in evaluating technical assistance projects in Latin America.
In preparing to participate in the 1954-55 tour of member universities and colleges, Dr. Maddox revisited Peru, Bolivia, and Venezuela.
Dr. Maddox was born in a rural area of southern Arkansas and took his undergraduate work at the University of Arkansas. He received his master's degree in agricultural economics from the University of Wisconsin and a doctorate from Harvard university.
Convocation to Be Held for Seniors
All seniors will be excused from 10 a.m. classes tomorrow to attend a class convocation in the Student Union ballroom.
The meeting will be held to make plans for the gift to be presented to the University and to get approval of plans for a class picnic May 17 and a breakfast June 6. The plans for graduation week will be discussed, and a vote will be taken on the amount to be assessed for class dues.
There will be a rally preceding the convocation and everyone is urged to bring his 1955 pennant.
NextStudioTheaterOffering In Tradition of Laughton
Following the style set by Charles Laughton and the First Drama quartet, the Studio theater will present cuttings from the "Green Pastures" by Marc Connelly and "Heavenly Discourse" by Charles Erskine Scott Wood at 8 p.m. tomorrow in Green theater.
The play is directed by Frank Laban, graduate student.
Appearing in the two dialogues are Sue Mattison, Virginia Miller, and Jack Gorelick. college freshmen; Paul Culp, Marvin Carlson, and John Ryberg, college sophomores; Judith Heinrichs, education sophomore; Don Johnston, business junior; J. Morgan Sherwood, graduate student; Ward Weldon, journalism junior, and David Conley, journalism senior.
Both cuttings treat the Biblical story of the Ark and the flood in a humorous way. The story from "The Green Pastures" is told in the manner of a southern Negro preacher telling it to his Sunday school class. "Heavenly Discourse" presents a slightly tipsy nautical Noah.
Also appearing on the bill is a one act play, "The Noble Lord" by Percival Wilde. It is the story of a girl who gets wet in order to catch a husband.
Cast in the play are Robert Damkroger, education senior; Kaye Cummings, college freshman, and Dee Richards, journalism junior.
Dr. Theodore Gill, associate editor of the Christian Century, managing editor of the Pulpit and dean of the chapel and chairman of the Department of Religion at Lindenwood college, St. Charles, Mo., will speak at the 1955 YMCA conference at Estes Park, Colo., June 7 to 14.
Other leaders at the conference will be Robert Thomas, director of Christian education for Colorado Presbyterian churches; Miss Garnet Guild of the American Friends' Service committee, and Newton Thurber, an executive of the Student Volunteer movement.
Gill to Speak At 'Y' Meet
Edward L. Nestingen, associate executive of the national student YMCA, will also speak to the group. Mr. Nestingen is familiar with the Estes Park conference from his tenure as "Y" executive at Washington university.
All persons interested in attending this conference should contact the YMCA office.
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52nd Year, No. 137
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
LAST APPEARANCE TONIGHT—Prof. Donald M. Swarthout, will make his last public appearance at 8 p.m. today in Hoch auditorium directing the A Cappella choir which he founded. Former members of the choir are expected to attend Prof. Swarthout's final concert.
Long Career in KU Music Ends for Swarthout Tonight
By BARBARA BELL
At 8 p.m. today Donald M. Swarthout will begin directing the A Cappella choir at Hoch auditorium in its spring concert. Later in the evening, he will walk from the stage, ending his final concert as director of the choir.
Cheerleaders Are Selected
Cheerleaders for the 1955-56 school year were chosen last night by members of the pep committee.
Bailey's chimneys are tumbling down.
Phil Stiles, college junior; Jim Bickley, college sophomore; Jim Miller, college junior, and Irby Huhes, college junior.
The new cheerleaders are: Pat Pierson, education junior; Judy Tiderman, college sophomore; Mary Annie Tinker, education sophomore; Tinker Marcum, college freshman, and Marilyn Mundon, college sophomore, as the Jay Jane representative.
Members of the pep committee are Football Coach Chuck Mather; Baseball Coach Floyd Temple; William Butler, assistant dean of men; Martha Peterson, dean of women; Dick Wintermore, field secretary of the Alumni association; Sandra Kellog, president of Red Peppers; Dick Glenn, president of Froshawks; Ruby Schaulis, president of Jay Janes; Don P. Smith, president of KuKu's; Joane Manney, chairman of the traditions committee, and Doug Barling, head cheerleader.
Alternates are: Pam Barron, college sophomore; Ruth Taggart, college sophomore; Alice Wiley, college junior; Vince Bilotta, college sophomore, and Bill Murray, college sophomore.
The KuKu's will select their own cheerleader representative.
One of the most famous sights on Mount Oread is slowly moving into oblivion. Bailey's chimneys are tumbling down. The Harmon Construction company is in the process of demolishing the building.
Bailey's Chimneys Face Last Days
Tuesday, May 3, 1955
After 32 years of active musical leadership at the University, Prof Swarthout is retiring.
During these years, Prof. Swarthout founded and directed the A Cappella choir. He has been professor of piano. He has served for 27 years as dean of the Schol of Fine Arts. And he originated the Fine Arts festival, all-musical vespers, and the Christmas tree sing in Strong rotunda.
Prof. Swarthout's interest in music began when he was a boy in Pawpaw, Ill.
"Mother was active in music. She saw that we had an orchestra in our home," he "called." "I earned my first dollar by playing cello in an orchestra when I was four years old," he added.
After studying in Chicago, Prof. Swarthout taught for three years in Jacksonville, Ill. He studied under Julius Klengel at the Royal Conservatory in Leipzig, Germany, and under Isadore Phillippe in Paris.
His study abroad was interrupted by four years of teaching at Oxford, Ohio. Before coming to the University in 1923, Dr. Swarthout had taught music theory and piano at James Millikin university, Decatur, Ill., for nine years.
Throughout his musical career, Prof. Swarthout has been an officer in several national music organizations. He has received honorary degrees from Southwestern college, Winfield; Illinois Wesleyan university, Bloomington, Ill.; Kansas City Conservatory of Music, and James Millikin university.
"I was especially pleased with the degree from Millikin," Prof. Swarth said, "since I received it 30 years after I left there."
The man for whom music is both a vocation and hobby finds time to watch University sports and to play an occasional game of golf.
"But," said Prof. Swarthout, "the greatest hobby in the world is to have some lovely, quiet, unmolested evenings."
Phi Beta Kappa To Initiate 35 In May 17 Rites
Phi Beta Kappa, national honorary liberal arts and sciences fraternity, will initiate 35 persons at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 17, in the Student Union.
Those elected are:
They bring the total of new members to 40. Five seniors were chosen in December,
Letty Lemon, journalism senior; Mrs. Cynthia Grandle, special education student; Mrs. Marlene Ball. El Dorado; Nancy Canary, Wichita; Mrs. Josephine Rice, New York, N.Y., and Mrs. Collette Shull, Villa Park, Ill.
College seniors Barbara K. Becker, Raymond E. Beer, Hubert H. Bell, James L. Connelly, Cynthia Creel, Henry E. Curry, Donald E. Endacott, Emily J. Enos, Russell E. Etenenhouser D, Darrell D. Fanestil, Mary Lou Fisk, Frances I. Geyer, Nancy Jo Jamison, Martha Jo Johnson, Lois A. McArdle.
George E. McCune, Karameneh Petrikowsky, Lloyd A. Pine, Anthony J. Pitz, Althea Rexroad, Nancy G. Russell, Thomas E. Ryther, Wanda G. Sammons, Mrs. Barbara L. Smith, Norton R. Smith, Jerry A. Street, Robert L. Talley, Mrs. Gayle G. Wiley, and Roger L. Youmans.
The 35 will be initiated May 17 into the chapter, which is the oldest Phi Beta Kappa chapter west of the Mississippi. The KU chapter was founded in 1890.
Several of the electees are not in residence this semester but have just become eligible for membership. The KU Phi Beta Kappa chapter maintains membership standards that are considerably more selective than the minimum authorized by the national society.
Kansas Polio Shots Show No Ill Effects
Topeka — (U.P) — Dr. Thomas R. Hood, executive secretary of the Kansas Board of Health, said today none of the more than 70,000 Kansas children vaccinated in the first round of Salk Polio Inoculation has become stricken with the disease.
It has been two weeks since the first of the children in the program received the first shot and at least a week for the remainder.
This is sufficient time, he said, for health officials to note any ill effects which may have been caused by the vaccine.
"Despite the Cutter vaccine furor," said Dr. Hood, "very few Kansas counties have noted any appreciable decrease in public faith in the vaccine. Estimates of health authorities in the field indicate decreases of not more than one to two per cent have occurred in the state's larger areas and about three to four per cent in the smaller areas."
"Even in the mild years," he said, "A state like Kansas may have as many as 50 Polio cases among children in this age group."
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